20 Gallon Long

killerchris02 · 08/23/2016, 08:26 PM

1 month old 20 Gallon long soon to be a softy reef. Here is a couple shots of my current live stock.
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NeilFox · 08/23/2016, 08:31 PM

That is a cute little tank and nice fish. People on here may criticize you for the little Tang though. It's going to get really big. He seems fine for now but he will soon outgrow his home.

Darryl Hey · 08/23/2016, 08:33 PM

nice except the hippo tang. tank too small for the hippo

killerchris02 · 08/23/2016, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NeilFox

That is a cute little tank and nice fish. People on here may criticize you for the little Tang though. It's going to get really big. He seems fine for now but he will soon outgrow his home.

Yeah thanks for the heads up. Do rag (don't ask gf was the one who picked the name) won't be there for long. I'll be rebuilding a 54 corner tank so he could live out his teenage years and then eventually come up on a bigger tank.

scooter31707 · 08/24/2016, 08:03 AM

54 gallon still not big enough for any Tang

killerchris02 · 08/26/2016, 12:47 PM

Tank Update.
Added new live stock yesterday
1 emerald crab
2 butterscotch nassarious snails
1 red mushroom
1 pulsing xenia

Water Parameters
Specific gravity- 1.025
Ammonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 40ppm

When i first got the blue tang, it seemed as if it was stressed out. I spotted some white spots on him and saw that he was scratching on the rock wall. So i started to feed multiple times throughout the day for a week and im guessing that is why my nitrates are so high. I can no longer see the white spots today and he just started to pick at the romaine lettuce that has been in there for days.
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Also any advice on how to attach the red mushroom to a rock would be helpful.

Bent · 08/26/2016, 01:06 PM

You realize that blue tang will be bigger than the tank it's in after a few months right?

SFish · 08/26/2016, 01:07 PM

Nice 3D wall

Bent · 08/26/2016, 01:17 PM

Love the pic with the baby!

killerchris02 · 08/26/2016, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bent

You realize that blue tang will be bigger than the tank it's in after a few months right?

Yeah im moving in two months which should give me enough time to put him in a bigger tank.

Xenia was doing fine this morning and towards the evening started to shrink. I turned off skimmer and took out a carbon bag. Any suggestions?

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gone fishin · 08/26/2016, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by killerchris02

Tank Update.

When i first got the blue tang, it seemed as if it was stressed out. I spotted some white spots on him and saw that he was scratching on the rock wall. So i started to feed multiple times throughout the day for a week and im guessing that is why my nitrates are so high. I can no longer see the white spots today and he just started to pick at the romaine lettuce that has been in there for days.

There is a good chance the white spots you saw were ich. Do not be surprised if they show back up again on the tang and or the clown fish.

Buddy55 · 08/26/2016, 09:32 PM

If you are moving to another tank I'd recommend pulling fish to qt using TTM and start with a sterile tank. Let the corals go fallow with the inverts as well. I've made the mistake twice. It can flair up and kill.

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ColoReefer970 · 08/26/2016, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by killerchris02

Xenia was doing fine this morning and towards the evening started to shrink. I turned off skimmer and took out a carbon bag. Any suggestions?

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Skimmer back on

Have Patience. Xenia is really hard to kill....I just flipped a rock over from 3 months ago, and there was xenia on it...smashed in the dark...for 3 months....couple days later they're almost normal...

killerchris02 · 08/27/2016, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ColoReefer970

Skimmer back on

Have Patience. Xenia is really hard to kill....I just flipped a rock over from 3 months ago, and there was xenia on it...smashed in the dark...for 3 months....couple days later they're almost normal...

Woke up this morning to this. when i went to grab the coral it released some kind of creamy liquid as i was pullng it out the water. So do i still keep it in the tank?
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nmotz · 08/27/2016, 02:17 PM

IMO, just leave the Xenia in its place no matter what it does. It might go through some temporary stress here and there, but it'll recover because it's a very hardy coral. Just leave it be and it'll grow. Moving it about will only upset it further at this point.

Rebekwl · 08/27/2016, 02:25 PM

Very nice! I agree on the hippo tang. They can get up to 12" long and I think the minimum tank size is 125+ gallons. He might be small now, but they still need a lot of swimming space, even as little guys

killerchris02 · 08/27/2016, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nmotz

IMO, just leave the Xenia in its place no matter what it does. It might go through some temporary stress here and there, but it'll recover because it's a very hardy coral. Just leave it be and it'll grow. Moving it about will only upset it further at this point.

Fingers crossed! I did a 50% water change and my nitrates have gone down from 40ppm to 10ppm. Also dosed a cap of iodine and bromide.

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Very nice! I agree on the hippo tang. They can get up to 12" long and I think the minimum tank size is 125+ gallons. He might be small now, but they still need a lot of swimming space, even as little guys

Thanks

yeah he's tiny now and well definitely be receiving a bigger home in a couple of months.

Scottedontknow · 08/27/2016, 04:17 PM

+1. Definitely ich, far to stressed being in such a tiny tank!

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08/23/2016, 08:26 PM	#1
killerchris02 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 24	20 Gallon Long 1 month old 20 Gallon long soon to be a softy reef. Here is a couple shots of my current live stock. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [/URL][IMG] Last edited by killerchris02; 08/23/2016 at 08:39 PM.

08/23/2016, 08:31 PM	#2
NeilFox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DuPont, WA Posts: 947	That is a cute little tank and nice fish. People on here may criticize you for the little Tang though. It's going to get really big. He seems fine for now but he will soon outgrow his home. __________________ Even a Blind Squirrel finds a Nut now and then. Current Tank Info: 6.25 gal Nano, 40 gal SPS

08/26/2016, 12:47 PM	#6
killerchris02 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 24	Tank Update. Added new live stock yesterday 1 emerald crab 2 butterscotch nassarious snails 1 red mushroom 1 pulsing xenia Water Parameters Specific gravity- 1.025 Ammonia- 0 Nitrite- 0 Nitrate- 40ppm When i first got the blue tang, it seemed as if it was stressed out. I spotted some white spots on him and saw that he was scratching on the rock wall. So i started to feed multiple times throughout the day for a week and im guessing that is why my nitrates are so high. I can no longer see the white spots today and he just started to pick at the romaine lettuce that has been in there for days. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Also any advice on how to attach the red mushroom to a rock would be helpful.

08/26/2016, 01:06 PM	#7
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	You realize that blue tang will be bigger than the tank it's in after a few months right? __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/26/2016, 01:17 PM	#9
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Love the pic with the baby! __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/23/2016, 08:33 PM	#3
Darryl Hey Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: walden ny Posts: 73	nice except the hippo tang. tank too small for the hippo

08/24/2016, 08:03 AM	#5
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	54 gallon still not big enough for any Tang

08/26/2016, 01:07 PM	#8
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	Nice 3D wall

08/26/2016, 09:32 PM	#12
Buddy55 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 171	If you are moving to another tank I'd recommend pulling fish to qt using TTM and start with a sterile tank. Let the corals go fallow with the inverts as well. I've made the mistake twice. It can flair up and kill. Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Tapatalk __________________ 90 gallon DT w/40 gallon sump

08/27/2016, 02:17 PM	#15
nmotz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: FL, USA Posts: 1,433	IMO, just leave the Xenia in its place no matter what it does. It might go through some temporary stress here and there, but it'll recover because it's a very hardy coral. Just leave it be and it'll grow. Moving it about will only upset it further at this point. __________________ Mantis shrimp are the best! Current Tank Info: 20L Peacock mantis shrimp tank

08/27/2016, 02:25 PM	#16
Rebekwl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 8	Very nice! I agree on the hippo tang. They can get up to 12" long and I think the minimum tank size is 125+ gallons. He might be small now, but they still need a lot of swimming space, even as little guys

08/27/2016, 04:17 PM	#18
Scottedontknow Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Bethelehm, PA Posts: 138	+1. Definitely ich, far to stressed being in such a tiny tank! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk